TV: Where Is Each #TheWalkingDead Main Character, Going into Midseason Finale?

After the full-throttle gorily emotional rollercoaster that was the season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead, fans and critics alike have been less than fond so far of this season’s so-called “bottle,” or standalone, episodes that only feature one or two main characters at once. Given the fast-approaching midseason finale this Sunday, the main characters of the show still seem to be on vastly different tracks, both literally and emotionally. Here is our map of where they all currently are:

Carl:

STATE OF MIND: Scared but not broken. As of last night’s episode, when our bravest mini-general in the Walker Apocalypse took it upon himself to execute Negan out of retribution for Glenn and Abraham (and *surprise* failed), Carl found himself being psychologically toyed with and partially tortured by the man himself.

Side note about last night’s episode, the Negan/Carl moments were ripped frame for frame from the comics. Here are some panels that found their way almost word-for-word, frame-for-frame into “Sing Me a Song”:

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LOCATION: Held hostage along with Judith by Negan at Alexandria

Negan:

STATE OF MIND: Entertained and fascinated thoroughly by Carl; Feeling awesome; After all, we got to see his wives in his harem finally:

LOCATION: Alexandria, along with Judith and Carl

Michonne:

STATE OF MIND: Good and pissed.

LOCATION: On the road, forcing a Savior at gunpoint to take her to Negan and his home, “The Sanctuary”:

Rick and Aaron:

STATE OF MIND: Desperate but determined

LOCATION: Trying to get to a houseboat surrounded by a moat of walker-floaters owned by one Leslie William Starton in a last-ditch effort for supplies for Negan

Rosita and Eugene:

STATE OF MIND: Defiant about handing their stuff over to Negan

LOCATION: Went to a factory and then back to Alexandria armed with a bullet Eugene just made in secret for Rosita